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Prokaryotes reproduce _____.
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By binary fission.
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Which of the following is a mismatch?
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Thermophiles live in extremely cold temperatures. They actually live in extremely high temperatures.
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The archaea which are found living in extremely hot acidic environments such as hot springs, geysers, thermal vents and around volcanoes are known as _____.
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Thermoacidophiles
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Which of these is the best description of a virus?
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Hemical complexes of RNA or DNA protected by protein shel
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Which of the following characterize prions?
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All of the choices characterize prions. Prions are proteinaceous infectious particles that cause TSEs, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. They are misshapen proteins that may interact with a normal prion protein to change its shape
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Endospores _____.
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Can survive for hundreds of years.
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The _____ have a number of mechanisms to survive in environments that are high in salt.
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Halophiles
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The primary source of genetic variability in prokaryotes is _____.
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Mutations
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Which of these diseases could NOT be treated with antibiotics?
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Nfluenza is not treated with antibiotics because it is caused by a virus
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Poop
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Stinks
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 Study the life cycle diagram. Label B is the ________ life cycle. |
lysogenic
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Which of the following is not characteristic of a prokaryote?
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Nucleus
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Study the life cycle diagram. Label A is the ________ life cycle. |
Lytic
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The innermost portion of a virus' structure is made up of
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Either DNA or RNA
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A facultative anaerobe is
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An organism that can metabolize effectively in the presence or absence of oxygen. (true)
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